Machine for stropping razors.



B. B. DEPUTY.

MACHINE FOR STROPPING RAZORS.

APPLICATION FILED NIB. 7, 1967.

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positions assumed by the razor blade andits holder 7 dinal slot 9projects from one end of shaft 10 and through a central this apertureare countersunk as at 16 to receive one UNITED STAIliS Ph'rENT OFF-ICE.-

ELIJAH E. DEPUTY, OF WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, ASSIGNGR TO DILWORTH B.PERRY, OF

DELAWARE.

MACEINE FOB STROPFINQ BAZOBE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

7. 1907- Borlll lo. 356.-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Eumn E. DEPUTY, a citizen of the United Stntcs,residing at Wilmington, in the county of Newcastle and State ofDelaware, have invented a new and useful Machine for Slropping Razors,of which the following is a specificati n I This invention relates tomachines for stropping sharpen a razor blade and which willautomatically reverse the blade upon the sharpening surface whenever themovement of said surface is reversed.

A still further object is to-provide a machine having a sharpeningdevice formed with surfaces of different materials either of which mayhe used for sharpeningthe blade.

with th.-se and other objects in view the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction and combinations of parts which will behereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings is shown the preferred In said drawings:Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device and showing a razor inposition thereon prior to the rotation of the sharpening disk; Fig. 2 isa vertical section therethrough; and Fig. 3 is a section through aportion of the disk and showing one of the during the rotation of thedisk.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, 1' is the tubularbody of the device having jaws 2 and 3 extending therefrom and adaptedto engage the edge of a table top or other support. A set screw 4extends through one of the jaws for the purpose of engaging saidsupport.- A sleeve 5 is secured, as by means of a set screw 6, to theupper portion of the body 1 and has an angular bracket 7 extendingtherefrom. The upstand ing portion 8 of this bracket is formed with alongitu Rotatably mounted within the body 1 is a shaft 10 having a crankarm 11 connected to the lower end thereof while the upperportion oi theshaft isiorined with a collar 12 which bears against the upper end ofthe body 1 and actsasan end hearing. A screw threaded stem 13 aperture14 formed in a holding disk 15. The ends of end of shaft 10 and aholding nut 17. to one {ace of the disk 15 is a grinding or llmrpningdisk" 18 of stone or other like material and a disk 19 of leathdr issecured upon the opposite face of the disk 15. By binding the holdingdisk 15 between the-aid ofshaft 10 -and the nut 17 the same can becaused torotate'with the shaft.

Extending through the hint 9 is threaded stem Pntaated Oct. 22, 1907.

an inturned portion 24 adapted to engage an annular shoulder 25 on thespindle soas tohold said tube against longitudinal movement. A springclip 26 is formed at I one end of the tube 23 and is so proportioned asto embrace the back edge of a razor blade 27 and hold said blade inposition above the sharpening disk and at one 66 side of the centerthereof. The edge of the blade is adapted to project beyond the clip sothat it can con' tact with the sharpen ng disk.

In using the device herein described the disk 15 ma first. be secured toshaft 10 with its hard sharpening s 70 been positioned in this mannerthe razor blade 27 is inserted into clip 26 and the shaft 10 is rotatedby 1 mums of crank 11. This will cause the sleeve 23 to partly rotateand swing the blade downward on to the sharpening disk which willrevolve thereunder and in contact with the blade and quickly sharpen it.By 8t) I reversing the movement of the disk the tube will be turned inthe opposite dir'cction so as to swing the other face of the bladeagainst the sharpening disk. It will 'therefore be understood that byrotating the disk'in opposite directions both faces of the blade will beau- 86 tomatimlly applied thereto. After the blade has been sutlicientlysharpened the parts can be detached and the disk reversedao asui bringthe leather disk 19 uppermost. lhe foregoing operation can be repeatedand the razor blade will be thoroughly stroppcd. It will 90 be seen thatthe device is very simple, durable and cilicient and can be readilyoperated.

What is claimed il:

1. A device of the character described comprising i rotumble shnrpenlngelement. a rotatable device trlctlonnlly emm'glng said element, and ablade recslvll cllp movablo with said device. 2. A device or thecharacter-described comprlslng s rotatable sharpening element. Inadjustable rotatable device trlctlonnlly engaging puld element, and Iblade holding cllp movable wltlnlald device.

3. A devlce of the charactobdescrlbed comprising l rotumble sharpeningelement, '1' rotatable deylco adjustably, mounted adjacent thereto;menus for holding said device in rrlctlpnnl enxnzmcnt with said element,and a blade enga ing di 'movnm wlth um rotatable devlcc. 4. A devlce orthe hlrater descrihed comprlnlng a movvable sharpening element and nmovhblg; mounted blndr' holding device trlctlolull, engaging uld elementand till- 110 pond to be actuated thereby to-dlnct a blade onto thesharpen! element.

I. 1 who Ill character delcrlbed comprising a nov- (New element, no. thein

